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06/02/2020
Adapting Shield to the New Reality in Lebanon
June 2, 2020In Lebanon the COVID-19 pandemic has required our programme teams to find new and innovative ways to deliver vital support to children across the country. The outbreak of the pandemic put a temporary halt to our integrated child protection programme Shield - until our teams developed a remote learning solution. Here’s how they did it…
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05/28/2020
Minds United for Mental Health: 10 Steps to Uphold Wellbeing Amid COVID-19
May 28, 2020The devastating physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is all too apparent. Yet the global mental health crisis emerging in the wake of the pandemic - and its effects on vulnerable children and their families - has so far received little attention. We brought together a panel of experts to explore potential actions to address the crisis. Here’s what they came up with…
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05/20/2020
Filling the Gaps to Include the Most Vulnerable in Jordan
May 20, 2020In Jordan measures to tackle the global COVID-19 pandemic have been decisive - including school closures, travel restrictions and a ban on all social and cultural group activity. These restrictions have had severe and immediate impacts on vulnerable refugee and host communities in underserved and hard to reach areas of the country. Find out how we’re working to fill these critical gaps…
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05/19/2020
How we adapted EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) in Lebanon
May 19, 2020The EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) intervention is being tested for effectiveness in Lebanon this year. Prior to the evaluation, the intervention needed to be adapted to the cultural context of Lebanon. Here's how we did it...
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05/12/2020
COVID-19 Emergency response for 65,000 South Sudanese children
May 12, 2020South Sudan, as almost every other nation, has not been spared the devastating impact of the coronavirus. The pandemic alone has been enough to cripple even the most stable nations. But add to this the already fragile humanitarian, environmental and political context of South Sudan and there is a perfect storm in the making…
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05/07/2020
Delivering Direct Support under COVID-19 Restrictions in Lebanon
May 7, 2020War Child is working in Lebanon to uphold the safety and wellbeing of children and families living under the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Yet our efforts can fall short unless we first ensure that basic needs are met - which is why we are working with local youth volunteers to distribute food packages to the most vulnerable families…
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05/04/2020
Continued learning for 60,000 children in Uganda during COVID-19
May 4, 2020In collaboration with four partner organisations, we are providing learning and psychosocial support to over 60,000 children from refugee and host communities in Uganda during the coronavirus pandemic.
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